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in from four to live weeks be ready for transplanting. 

 Keep the weeds out and water the nursery occasionally 

 if necessary. When the largest leaves are from 3-4 in. 

 long, it is time for transplanting to the field, if the 

 weather is warm. 



It is sometimes necessary to sow seed at intervals of 

 fifteen days in order to have young plants ready for 

 supplying the field when required. 



Approximate estimate of expenditure on ten acres 

 of land planted in tobacco up to its shipment. 



Nature of Work. 



Underbrushing and cutting down bush ... ... ...$ 



Burning, clearing, removing stumps and forking ... 



Digging of 4 feet drains 3 shovels 



Digging small drains 2 shovels ... 



Making nursery and sowing seed 



Attending nursery for 30 days ... 



Making of 36,000 heaps 



Transport of plants to spot and planting same 



Collecting of bushes (fagots) and conveying to protect 

 plants against high winds ... 



Priming and topping plants 



Weeding, moulding, suckering, ridding plants of caterpillars 

 during 85 — 90 days 



(Which last expense can be made much less by raising a 

 good stock of turkeys ; these fowls feed upon and care- 

 fully pick off the caterpillars with no injury to the leaves 

 of the tobacco ) 



Reaping of tobacco 



Transport of crop to barn and attending for 30 days 



Assorting tobacco, making up in heads (manoques) and 

 fermenting same ... 



Contingencies and unforseen expenses ... ... ... 



499 20 



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 72 00 



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$1,257 60 



